Actors Guild in The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940

The Actors Guild of Harford Community College will perform The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 by John Bishop on November 8-10 and November 15-17 in the Blackbox Theater located in Joppa Hall on the Harford Community College campus. Friday and Saturday performances start at 8 PM and Sunday shows begin at 3 PM.

The story unfolds as the creative team responsible for a recent Broadway flop (in which three chorus girls were murdered by the mysterious “Stage Door Slasher”) assemble for a backer’s audition of their new show at the Westchester estate of a wealthy “angel.” The house is replete with sliding panels, secret passageways, and a German maid who is apparently four different people—all of which figure diabolically in the comic mayhem that follows when the infamous “Slasher” makes his reappearance and strikes again—and again. As the composer, lyricist, actors, and director prepare their performance, and a blizzard cuts off any possible retreat, bodies start to drop in plain sight, knives spring out of nowhere, masked figures drag their victims behind swiveling bookcases, and accusing fingers point in all directions. However, and with no thanks to the bumbling police inspector who snowshoes in to investigate, the mystery is solved in the nick of time and the “Slasher” is unmasked—but not before the audience has been treated to a sidesplitting good time and a generous serving of the author’s biting and refreshingly irreverent wit.

Tickets are $8-$12. To purchase tickets, call 443-412-2211, stop by the Ticket Office in Darlington Hall on Harford’s campus, or visit harfordevents.com. For disability-related accommodations, call 443-412-2211 at least two weeks in advance.